Platha: “We prepared properly and were humble”

Joan Platha emphasized that the AEK players had prepared properly for what they will face against Sechin in Poland, he focused on the good shooters that the Union has to “shoot” a match, he focused on the effort for victory to come, he analyzed the rotation he made and asked not to take anything for granted with 3-0 in the group.

Analytically: “Like Randle said, we have respect for this team, we know their history. He caused problems for our opponents. We knew how difficult the game was, we prepared properly and we were humble in our game. They have good shooters. They have one of the best players at the start of the season, but we got the rebounds and in the end we got the win.”

On the 9-point difference, he commented: “The difference was important for us and, in a season like this, you want to be ‘hungry’, regardless of the score. The players made sacrifices on the court for victory to come. We’ll see about the next step in the rest of the season.”

Regarding the rotation of the team, he pointed out: “Kuzminskas played less, Justin played more and some substitutes. In the team I am in, those who understand the game well, who give their best at that moment, will play. McLemore, Randle will rest at times. He is part of the team and one day a player will come forward. The same is true in defense.”

Finally, about the 3-0 start to the season in the BCL, he added: “We haven’t achieved anything yet. We should not think that we have won something and then relax. That’s not the point. The point is to stay focused. We didn’t have good shooting percentages, we made mistakes, we didn’t have many assists and that shows that we have to improve.”